SANDY, Utah — Search crews on Friday recovered the bodies of two backcountry skiers who were swept away and buried by an avalanche in the mountains outside Salt Lake City […]
New York’s legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an […]
How West Virginia’s first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
WHEELING, W.Va. — When Rosemary Ketchum gets introduced as the first openly transgender person to win elective office in West Virginia, there’s often a shocked look that comes across people’s […]
A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offline
TOPEKA, Kan. — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone […]
US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation’s dairy cows that has spread […]
Target to reduce number of stores carrying Pride-themed merchandise after last year’s backlash
NEW YORK — Target confirmed Friday that it won’t carry Pride Month merchandise at all stories this spring after the discount retailer experienced backlash and lower sales over its collection […]
Biden administration won’t conclude Israel violated terms of US weapons agreement, AP sources say
A soon-to-be released Biden administration report to Congress does not conclude that Israel has violated the terms for its use of U.S. weapons, That’s according to three people who have […]
Authorities make arrest in 2001 killing of Georgia law student who was found dead in a burning home
ATHENS, Ga. — More than two decades after a University of Georgia law student was found dead in her burning home, authorities have arrested a man and charged him with […]
US consumer sentiment drops to 6-month low on inflation, unemployment fears
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer sentiment fell sharply in May to the lowest level in six months as Americans cited stubbornly high inflation and interest rates, as well as fears that […]
Federal judge tosses Democrats’ lawsuit challenging Wisconsin absentee voting requirements
MADISON, Wis. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Democrats that challenged Wisconsin’s witness requirements for absentee voting, a ruling that keeps the law in place […]